ROCKFORD — Saying he will put Gov. Pat Quinn “in the dust bin of the history of Illinois” on Nov. 4, Republican venture capitalist Bruce Rauner worked the breakfast crowd and supporters today at a packed Egg Harbor Cafe, 1603 N. Alpine Road.

The candidate for governor in Tuesday’s Republican primary said he represents a break from good ol’ boys government in Springfield and is the best choice to beat Democrat Quinn over fellow GOP candidates Dan Rutherford, Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady.

“I came to Rockford, one of the most important cities in the state,” which has suffered under Quinn from the state’s “economic death spiral” of unemployment “that has risen faster than any other state,” Rauner said.

He also touted his quest for term limits, saying he’s collected more than 320,000 signatures to get the constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot. If passed, it would limit legislators and the governor to eight years in office.

Rauner said he’d run Illinois more like a fast-paced business and less like a slow-moving bureaucracy.

“We are on a mission. We need to reduce the regulatory burden on business, reduce spending in Springfield. We need more jobs, significant additional pension reform, Medicaid reform. We need to invest in education, but Pat Quinn is defunding our schools ... let’s transform our state,” Rrauner exhorted about 75 supporters who had crammed into the small restaurant to cheer him on.

Rauner backer David Lickteig of Rockford said he’s more interested in what Rauner will do than in who his friends are. Some Republicans criticize Rauner for being a friend of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a contributor to Democratic campaigns.